good morning. an early morning fire at a landmark bakery in the east bay. ktvu news has exclusive video of this fast moving fire. firefighters go running for cover at this oakland fire station as bullets come through their windows. we'll let you hear from them as they describe the terrifying ordeal. and we're live in santa clara where we may find out what the new name of the 49ers stadium will be. we'll tell you who the front runner is. three women found alive ten years after they were kidnapped. the tough questions tied to this stunning story. ktvu channel 2 news continues.

good morning. thank you for joining us, wednesday, may 8th i'm pam cook. >> good morning, i'm dave clark. you said it was going to be tricky to figure out how to dress. >> it is a little cooler but it will be nice this afternoon. that is correct. maybe layers here. a little more chill in the morning air. temperatures have dipped into the low 50s. still under cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. it will be in the 50s to low 60s. not a bad drive at all. it's a little crowded. when you do get to the toll plaza you will see more traffic. 6:01 let's go back to the desk. we are still following developing news from oakland. firefighters investigating the cause of a fire at the well known merritt bakery. this was reported at 2:45 this

morning. it took 45 minutes to put out the flames. the battalion chief says the fire started on the first floor and then it spread. he also says some kind of plastic was burning and that made the smoke toxic. >> it was thick black smoke. >> reporter: describe what could have been burning. >> some type of plastic. some kind of petroleum products. something of that nature. at that point everybody is on oxygen. >> >> this was not the first fire there. we'll tell you more about that and other challenges firefighters face. that is coming up at 6:30. oakland police are searching for a shooter that gunned down a man and sent firefighters running. claudine wong is outside the station where damage from the shooting has been covered up. >> reporter: ground pam. we're at 50th and ban crowd. plastic now over one of the bay

windows here. that glass that used to be there was shattered by a stray bullet and there is another windowed in in the station that was also happened. several firefighters were inside when it happened. let me show you where it started. you are taking a look evidence of the gunfire that ended uptaking the life of one man at 9:00 last night. firefighters heard those shots at their station a few blocks away. eight of them were inside the building. they had just come back from another call, were putting away their fear, cleaning their rig -- their gear, cleaning their rig when they heard glass chartering. >> it was ten seconds from moving away. and they started to dive. they heard the shots and they were not alarmed but then it got louder and then they dove.

>> reporter: fortunately -- fortunately no firefighter was hurt. they were tweeting out captions saying where did that bullet come from? and stay safe out here. firefighters say the old station that was here was also hit. but they continue to work as usual and say today things will be business as usual because the battalion police says we are here to serve. live in oakland claudine wong. three brothers arrested at a house where three missing women were found are expected to be interviewed by police. amanda berry, tina dejesus, and knight were found alive. since then the fbi and investigators have been combing through the house. the three women were teenagers when they were kidnapped between the ages of 2002 and 2004. the family of the men arrested say they are still waiting for answers. >> there is two ways to be sorry.

i'm happy because the girls were found. and i'm sorry because the damage was done by a member of my family. >> reporter: cleveland police officers are also facing questions about how they handled the case. neighbors say they made multiple reports about seeing strange things at the house. police never entered the home to investigate. coming up at 6:22 we will go live to cleveland for more. we continue our coverage of the deadly limo fire on the san mateo bridge saturday night. criticism is growing as the flames engulf the limo. several survivors and relatives of those who die told the chronicle the driver was slow to react. and he did little to help the women as they tried to escape the flames. but brown said he did everything possible to help and feels terrible at the fire. in the meantime the coroner released the names of all five women who died in that limo.

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under consideration. a final choice will be revealed today along with details about the cost. we are also expected to learn whether or not the span's scheduled labor day opening will happen on time. the new 49ers stadium could have a official name as early as today. they plan to announce a naming rights deal during the press conference today. janine de la vega joins us now from the future home of the niners in santa clara. >> reporter: pam, construction workers are already starting to show up today to work on the new stadium. now let's take a look at it. i haven't been here to the site in a month or two. it may be named after a blue jeans company. ktvu has learned the 49ers will hold a news conference in san francisco to discuss a naming rights deal later today and a new name for the stadium may also be announced. the 49ers and santa clara city

council -- [ inaudible ] >> all right we're having a little problem with janine out there. are they still going to be callrd the san francisco 49ers? >> people are asking that. yes, they will still be called the san francisco 49ers. the new york giants they play in new jersey. they are not called the new jersey giants. let's take a look at what we have now. pardon me. it's good i have a cough button. the traffic is looking good. there are no major problems as you pass the coliseum. this is a look at the toll plaza. metering lights are on just a little bit early. you will be waiting there for ten or 15 minutes. also the morning commute looks good on the peninsula. 101 and 280 and the san mateo bridge getting there. let's go to steve.

thank you very much, sal. a very good morning. this low is still wrapping back in moisture. although here locally more of a westerly breeze and low clouds. the low moves out. bless you pam. i thought pam sneezed there. a little stronger breeze here in the morning. a low moves out. morning fog. sunny and breezy. 60s and 70s. we will see warmer weather by the weekend. we got high pressure building in. san francisco's forecast starting off a little cooler this morning under cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. 52. it will cool us down a little bit. yesterday was 67. we will go 65 today. just too much of a west wind and low clouds. a lot cooler lows. walnut creek. santa rosa is 52. now 53 in san francisco. they were 52. 57 san jose. most locations say cloudy. most areas also have a westerly

breeze. travis to 15 miles an hour. oakland airport 9. sfo 7. overall look for a lot of low clouds in the morning and sunshine in the afternoon. still getting rain. pretty impressive for this time of year. 40s, 50s, 60s on the lows. 41 tahoe. cloudy and fog at blue canyon. morning fog, sunny, westerly breeze. thicker fog here. 70s but a lot of upper 60s or low 70s. it will be one of those patterns where it's a little cooler today for some but not bad for others. all right, thank you, steve. we wanted to continue about the new 49ers stadium in santa clara. it could have an official name as early as today. ktvu has learned that the 49ers plan to announce the naming rights deal during a press

conference in san francisco today. for months there has been speculation that levi strauss company is the front runner. the rumors have been fueled by reports that the company obtained do main rights to levi field and levi stadium. >> possibility of having a long- term company that has been part of california for many, many years. it's a great opportunity. >> the new stadium is slated to open in 2014. money generated from the naming rights deal will help finance the cost of the facility. happening now in brisbane bay shore boulevard is back open after an early morning crash involving a big rig. brian flores is there now. what is happening, brian? >> reporter: that is definitely good news that bay shore boulevard is open this morning. take a look behind me that is

pulling a big rig cab. look how far it fell. it was trying to avoid an early this morning. let's go to video that was shot a time ago. the driver of the either didn't see the big rig and made a wider than usual turn. the big rig driver tried to avoid the suv. both drivers have minor injuries. the driver of a big rig was taken to a nearby hospital. the tow truck came here probably an hour ago. it's going to be pulling this big rig cab. luckily there was nothing attached to it. but again both drivers have

minor injuries. one was taken to a hospital. 6:12 is the time right now. a baseball hero literally gave the shirt off his back. how a dodger super star -- new revelations about the terrorist attack in benghazi libya. what we are learning this morning about whistle blowers. plus it's a distinction no city wants to have. the crime that is happening more in oakland than any other city in america. [ male announcer ] no matter what you're doing,

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welcome back. time now 6:15. it's a statistic no city wants. the city of oakland is the new robbery capitol of america. according to a new fbi report oakland reported more than 4300 robberies last year. more than any other city in the country. oakland mayor jean quan says that is unacceptable. william bradley is expected to release his recommendations on how to deal with the problem this week. meantime police in pleasanton hope new surveillance pictures will help them lead to an arrest of a bank robber. investigators released these photos of that suspect. take a look. they say he robbed the chase bank yesterday morning about 9:00 a.m.. now no one was hurt in that robbery.

it's still not clear how much money was taken. a state department whistle blower will testify in front of a congressional panel about the benghazi attacks that killed a u.s. ambassador and three other americans. jacqueline fell is in our washington, d.c. newsroom. jacqueline. >> reporter: pam, house republicans tell me today's tom will show president barack obama and hillary clinton former secretary of state did not do all they could to stop the attacks in benghazi libya on september 11th. testimony today from gregory hicks will say a team of u.s. special forces was ready to head to benghazi after the first attack but was told to stand down after that attack on the pentagon. his testimony will show from the get go this was a terrorist attack and he told the white house, the state department, and anyone else that would listen. >> why does it matter?

because secretary clinton seems to want to say it doesn't matter what the cause of it was, it does. just a few days later ambassador ambassador -- >> reporter: obama administration officials have insisted that no military resources could have made it to benghazi in time. reporting in washington, jacqueline fell ktvu channel 2 news opinion mark sanford is back in politics after winning a special election for a congressional seat in spite of a sex scandal. he compared himself to lazarus who was resurrected from the dead. four years ago his reputation was tarnished by an extramarital affair in

argentina. that woman is thousand his fiance. the federal government still wants to put a berkeley pot dispensary out of business. they closed their shop a year ago. the government threatened to seize the property claiming the landlord violated federal law by allowing marijuana to be sold. the government has filed allotted against a new landlord claiming that dispensary is too close to schools and if pot sales continue, the property could be seized. arch rival of the san francisco giants showed off his softer side. a heartbreaking and heartwarming story after sunday nights game at at & t park. matt kemp met one of his biggest fans. 19-year-old joshua jones of racy suffers from inoperatable cancer. he's been given 90 days to

live. when kemp heard that story he said he had to meet him. he gave him an autographed ball, his cap, jersey, shoes. jones says he was in shock. his brother added if this is josh's last memory, it's an incredible one. >> ha is a great story. i'm just looking at the young man's face. sal, you know it. >> you see the message i typed to you. >> matt kemp is the man. >> he is the man. that is awesome. we will start at the toll plaza. westbound as you come up to the pay gates. it's backed up for a 20 minute delay. no major problems here it's very typical. you have to wait a little bit but there is not a lot of slow traffic on the bridge. i'll take this. there are no major problems on interstate 880 getting here. a little overcast. look at 237 it's a little lighter than it normally is. there is one particular tweeter i think it's janice she drives

through here and whatever 237 just goes terrible. and this is pardon me highway 101 and 280 on the peninsula the traffic is moving along well. 6:20 let's go to steve. thank you very much, sal. a lot of low clouds around. still rain. sacramento valley. 50s on the temps. cool this morning. low 50s and mid 50s. also a westerly breeze from sfo to oakland and out to travis. the delta breeze is in place. look at this big system in the northeast. twitter all sorts of pictures coming in. and also new jersey it looks like they are finally on the backside of this. look at the severe weather. when they see that, it's it will up. things are really active there. also in the middle country and

back in denver. for us we have a little quieter pattern as that low ejects out of the area it's in the four corners right now. trust me, that will be another severe weather maker. well maybe a weather maker. it will be weather maker as it gains a little bit. temperatures come down just a smidge. >> thank you, steve. 6:21 is the time. a new twist in the battle over the name of the san francisco airport. kidnapped survivor jc dugard talks about what she went through and what helped her move forward. look at them kids. [ sigh ]

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welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. police in cleveland, ohio are facing questions about how they handle missing person cases after the discovery of those three women missing for over ten years. tory dunnan is live in cleveland. good morning, tory. >> reporter: good morning, pam. things have started to get moving today. the investigation continues. we're told what police will be doing is securing the scene and they will also take a look at where we stand right now. take a look at all the evidence

and decide where to go from here. all of this is coming at the same time as the three women are being reunited with family. amanda berry's grandmother waited ten years for this phone call. >> hello. >> amanda. >> yeah grandma. >> how are you? >> i'm fine. >> i thought you were gone. >> nope i'm here. >> reporter: the last time they talked berry was 16 but on monday she escaped from a cleveland home with the help of a neighbor and made a desperate call to police. for the family heart ache over in an instant. >> if you don't believe in mer cans i suggest you think again. >> reporter: amanda berry, gina dejesus, and knight disappeared between 2002 and 2004. they were found on monday in a home three miles away. family members of one of the

women said berry and dejesus were in good condition but knight was weak and thin. now three brothers are behind bars awaiting charges. police say they never received any tips regarding the women in the house but neighbors are left to wonder how signs went unnoticed. reports of a naked woman spotted in the backyard yelling. suspect ariel castro seen with a little girl. >> those are the little things that we overlook. it breaks my heart. >> reporter: the fbi is investigating the case as the three women and their families begin to heal. and pam, charges have yet to be filed, but we are told by the police chief you can expect that to happen later today and there will be a news conference. >> reporter tory dunnan live from cleveland, thank you. time now 6:27. jc dugard the woman held captive for 18 years is talking about the discovery of those three women in cleveland.

>> i want to say an amazing time to be talking about hope. with everything that is happening. >> dugard was in washington, d.c. last night. she was honored for her work supporting kidnapped victims. talking about the place in cleveland she wants the three women to know the kidnapping and abuse does not define who they are. it's just a horrible moment in their lives. here at home san francisco supervisor david campos now dropping his proposal to rename san francisco international airport after harvey milk. instead he's going to refocus his efforts to have one of sfo's terminals named after the slain gay rights leader. he gave up the original proposal because there was just too much opposition. time now is 6:28. a warping for you drivers in napa and the surrounding areas. the major backups expected in the coming days because of the bottle rock music festival. we are live in oakland

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good morning, to you. welcome back. thank you for joining us here on ktvu channel 2 morning news. middle of the week. wednesday, may 8th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. developing news. a landmark bakery is destroyed from a fire. >> reporter: the general manager of merritts restaurant and bakery arrived here in the past hour. she's been trying to get ahold of the owner to figure out how this will effect business. you can see behind me here the landmark sign. merritt has received many from the city to keep the doors

open. a lot of people are wondering if this fire will put them over the financial edge. this is exclusive video of the fire around 3:00 this morning. the 911 call coming in about 15 minutes before we arrived. 32 firefighters were able to knock out the flames within 45 minutes and then she told us merritts will most likely be closed until it's deemed safe by the health department. that is because of the heavy toxic smoke. and she says one of the biggest challenges was tackling flames in such a large building. >> we have to make sure you have accountability for all of your crews to make sure they stay together and nobody gets lost in the building this size. >> reporter: an inside tour of the building shows heavy damage. this is a very popular landmark restaurant located just across the street from lake merritt. it's been dishing out pies and cakes for more than 50 years.

the fire investigator is on scene trying to figure out how this started. no word yet on how much this will cost to fix. now workers have been arriving this morning just shaking their heads wondering exactly what will they do now? live from oakland i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. time is 6:32. police in berkeley investigating a crash that seriously injured a pedestrian. it happened at tenth and university. police say a driver and a small sedan hit the man at 8:20 last night. investigators are not sure if the injured pedestrian was in a crosswalk at the time. police do say the driver did stop and cooperating with investigators. we now continue our coverage of the deadly limo fire on the san mateo bridge. we are now hearing the radio communicators. it's clear that everyone knew immediately they were dealing with a very serious situation.

>> the limo caught fire on the far western end of the san mateo bridge which made it difficult for first responders to get there quickly. we also have video from the philippines showing the mother of neriza fojas looking at photos on her daughter. her daughter planned to celebrate her wedding with her family in the philippines next month. there is both grief and anger among family members of the victim living here. >> there is anger that we are feeling but we don't know what

that is. we don't know -- we don't understand how this could happen. is somebody responsible for what had happened? all of those we would have to wait. >> mow that is the brother-in- law of anna alcantara the san lorenzo woman who died in the fire. springtime one of the busiest times of year for limo services. the tragedy on the san mateo bridge is now giving many people second thoughts about riding in a limo. we're going to hear from concerned bay area parents about prom coming up at 6:45. time now 6:35. very heavy traffic expected in the napa area in the coming days. but bottle rock music festival is is getting under way. now tonight there is a festival preview with only a couple of the acts. the bigger crowds are expected tomorrow through sunday when the festival officially kicks off. the four-day event will feature 50 bands playing from noon

until 10:30 at night. the concert could effect traffic on interstate 80, highways 12 and 21 and other roads leaving in and out of the napa valley expo. highway patrol will have 40 of their officers directing traffic. motels are also booked up with people planning to go to the concerts. >> it is going to be very busy up there. 6:36. >> what do you say this weekend we drive up to the wineries. drive around. >> i was thinking about it. >> yeah sounds good. let's take a look at the commute mow. i'm glad we are warning people by the way. in all seriousness about the traffic expectations up there. this is a look at 80. i would say today is not a bad day. i would say it's a 15 minute delay here. so we are looking very normal.

no problems on the upper deck of the bay bridge. this is a look at interstate 880 in oakland and the traffic near the coliseum is looking good in both directions. we're also look agent the peninsula and southbound 101. traffic remains pretty good. 101 and 280. that problem in brisbane has been cleared up. let's go to steve. thank you very much, sal. very good morning. mostly cloudy and more of a westerly breeze. our low pressure system still giving rain off to the east and there it is. starting to pick up a little bit. sacramento valley. i don't think anything -- you head out interstate 80 and eastern solano@. napa county as well. maybe a little bit of morning shower, drizzle activity. and temperatures will come down a little bit today due to that cloud deck and more of that westerly breeze. san francisco will cool off a lilt-- a little bit.

50s for many. napa is 52-degrees. 56 mountain view. same for sfo. 53 for walnut creek and concord. right now it's 14 out of the west. oakland is west. sfo is west. a whopper of a low in the northeast is causing all sorts of flood issues today. some pictures on twitter show impressive rain. it looks likuta are on the backside -- it looks like they are on the backside of it now. back here 40s, 50s, 60s. and even rain. again found toward the high desert as well. san joaquin valley as that loamies out. give it credit it's really holding on here. morning fog and sunny. temperatures 60s to upper 60s to very low 70s for most. unless you are pretty far inland. it looks like temperatures level off here today and then a

warmup on thursday. >> thank you, steve. ktvu news has learned the 49ers plan a big announcement today about the name of the team's new stadium. janine de la vega joins us now from the future home of the 49ers. >> reporter: i haven't been to this site in the last couple of months but now that i'm here it's really impressive. so what will it be named? sources tell us it may be named after a blue jeans company. ktvu has learned the 49ers are expected to hold a news conference in san francisco later today to discuss a naming rights deal. a new name for the stadium may also be announced. the 49ers and santa clara officials won't kiss 'cuz the announcement -- officials won't discuss the announcement. but there are rumors that levi strauss is the front runner.

sources tell us it still appears to be the top choice. here's what the booster club president had to say about that. >> when we first talked about it, the high-tech companies came to mind, but the possibility of having an old long-term company that has been a part of california for many, many years would be great. i think it kind of melds with the theme of the san francisco 49ers as well. >> reporter: naming rights is important because city officials has said money generated would be part of how the stadium is financed. coming up on mornings on 2 we will have fan reaction. reporting live from santa clara janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. time now 6:40. guess what, the san jose sharks did it. their first playoff sweep in team history. >> back to thornton. he shoots. snyder to save. rebound, they score. >> last night the sharks beat

the canucks 4-3 in overtime. patrick march low knocked in a power play goal so the sharks won the series four games to nothing. they'll have about a week off. relax a bit before the second round of the playoffs. their opponent has not yet been determined. meantime we do know the warriors will be playing tonight. they'll play the san antonio spurs. game two of the western conference semi finals. the warriors want to bounce back after monday's heartbreaking double overtime loss. steph curry he is positive he says the warriors are confident, resilient, and playing at a very high level. time now 6:41. and patrol test continue over where to bury the bombing suspect tamerlan tsarnaev. fire nighters duck for cover -- firefighters duck for

cover inside this fire house. 680 southbound much better than yesterday. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area weather. you kids should count yourselves lucky.

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off the sierra nevada into the sacramento valley. light rain. not only that we have low clouds and a westerly breeze. mostly cloudy today. a little cool. welcome back. good morning, to you. here's a quick look at some of the top stories we are following for you at 6:44. this morning whistle blowers in the state department they are due to testify. in fact, they should be at the testimony table now on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi libya. the whistle blowers accused government november not responding appropriately to that attack. an investigation in oakland goes on into an early morning fire that happened at merritt bakery. it started at 2:45 this morning. took about 45 minutes to put the flames out. now five years ago there was another fire at merritt bakery. it was sparked by faulty wiring. later this morning bay bridge officials are expected to tell us about fixing those broken bolts on the new eastern span on the bay bridge. we're also expected to find out

if the bridge will open in time for labor day as scheduled. fear inside an oakland fire station as a stray bullet went right through the fire house last fight. ktvu claudine wong is at engine station 18 where nearby gunfire killed a guy on the street and damaged the fire house. >> reporter: we are inside the fire house. we can show you where the bullet first came in. this is a broken window. they cleared out the shattered glass. i want to introduce you to battaliochief to take us through what happened. tell me where everyone was. >> reporter: the firefighters just pulled in with the truck company here after a false alarm commercial alarm anethene standing by the bench where you see the turnouts. and then they walked around. they heard the shots and walked around the engine here and when they heard the larger gunshots and the windows shattered they ducked underneath the fire

engine. >> reporter: walk us through where everyone was standing. you said you have a fairly tall firefighter standing right here when it happened? >> no, had he been standing here it would have been hitting him in the head. >> reporter: you said you had the people with had just passed through here and we walk around the fire trucks here because i want to show you where there was other folks. >> there was an engineer working on fire engine. he dove here. >> reporter: and everyone else went through this door here. >> yes. >> reporter: and it's so scary you talk about when you hear bullets here before it's not like you haven't heard them before but coming this close and the folks in here just trying to do a job what is going through your mind as far as the people and keeping them safe? >> first of all getting out of the way and ducking down and doing what they can to make sure everyone is okay once it's over. that's the issue trying to

figure out if it's over. >> reporter: that was the heroing scene in here as everyone was ducking all over the building. certainly they are glad no one was hurt and they say today will be business as usual buzz they are here to serve. live in oakland claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. within the next few days a decision is expected on what to do with the body of bombing suspect tamerlan tsarnaev. right now the body is add a -- at a boston funeral home. they are all trying to determine where to bury him. the city manager in cambridge has already said the body is not welcome there. now a connecticut man is offering up his own burial plot. >> this person no matter how much of a per rya -- pariah, no matter how despicable is a human being and he deserves the right to be buried like anybody else. >> reporter: other people who

own burial plots say they will not accept this. they say tsarnaev should not be buried on american soil. new developments. investigators say they have arrested 31 people in connection with one of the largest diamond heists in recent history. suspects are accused of dressing up as police officers and stealing $50 million worth of diamonds from a plane at the brussels airport back in february. the arrests were made in three countries belgium, france, and switzerland. time is 6:49. this is one of the busiest time of the year for limousine services. there is a huge demand for limos for springtime weddings, graduations, and high school proms. but the deadly limo fire over the san mateo bridge is raising new safety concerns over bay area high school students and their parents.

>> to make sure that they had better safety guidelines. what they would do in that situation. they said their maintenance was up to date. >> now the u.s. department of transportation is reporting that in 2010 five people died in limo accidents. the next year there was a dramatic jump 21 people died. right now it's 6:49. we want to check in with sal. keeping an eye on oakland. what is going on? >> we are just looking at the traffic it's getting busier. it's not particularly bad but we are seeing more slow traffic in this area. northbound and southbound here in downtown oakland looks pretty good and the commute is fine. but you will see traffic that is going to be moving along pretty well until you reach downtown. also we are looking at the bay bridge. the traffic will be a little bit slow. it's about a 20 minute delay. i want to point out to the peninsula. northbound 101 approaching candle stick there was an accident where a car went into

the water and had to wait for the right conditions to get that car out. northbound 101 a little bit slow approaching san francisco. you may want to use 280 as an alternate route. let's go to steve. thank you. a very good morning. under mostly cloudy skies and i'll show you in a second there is rain coming back in. see the little spin in the atmosphere. really coming back off the sierra nevada a little rain. inching toward eastern solano county and lake county. i don't think it will last too long but it's there. 50s on the temps. cooler along with that west breeze. that means temperatures will come down a little bit today. the low is still there. by sacramento area you can see that rain coming back. maybe toward rio vista.

it's close. it's there. now again this is on the western edge of it. but interstate 80 i know some people do travel from parts of the bay area and head out toward sacramento. maybe intermittent on the windshield wipers here. we have cloud cover. morning fog now. sun and clouds mix here. a westerly breeze. temperatures mainly 60s. slightly in the low 70s maybe inland. but temperatures kind of coming down a little bit. then they will rebound tomorrow and we'll see even warmer weather that takes us into the weekend. nothing too dramatic. target wants to see if deals offered on facebook can bring more shoppers into the stores. shoppers get special discounts through their facebook accounts and can only be redeemed by bringing the bar codes into a target store. they will also earn more offers by getting their facebook friends to sign up.

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welcome back. your time is 6:55. the organizers of san francisco's gay pride parade will schedule a meeting in a larger room after yesterday's protest. a lot of people were kept out of the meeting because organizers said the room was too small. the issue the decision by the board of directors to uninvite bradley manning as the grand marshal for next month's pride parade. manning is the gay man who leaked 700,000 classified government documents to wikileaks. police were called in last nights meeting and think called

it off. electronic arts of redwood city says it will no longer pay a licensing fee to gun makers. ea say shows brand name guns. now it says it doesn't have to feature them. the move is seen as retaliation for the national rifle association which after the new town school shooting blamed video games for gun violence. we are getting our first look at the poster for the award winning film fruitvale. they released the new poster fruitvale station chronicals grants last day after he was shot by bart police officer johannes mehserle in 2009. tolls on the golden gate bridge could be going up. the bridge authority faces a possible $29 million budget short fall. they will talk about the budget

and a possible toll hike at their finance committee meeting. the last toll hike was five years ago. with electronic tolls the next increase could be about 50 cents. coming up on 7:00. sal has a quick look at traffic. >> we're looking at the toll plaza just to show you what is coming up on mornings on 2. it has been a moderate delay there. on the peninsula northbound 101 some slow traffic approaching candle stick because of an earlier crash. let's go to steve. we have cloudy skies. a westerly breeze. it will be a little cooler today and there is even light rain out toward fairfield and vacaville. a little cool down today. highs 60s and very low 70s. coming up for you on mornings on 2, an early morning fire happened at a landmark bakery in oakland. and growing criticism of the limo driver on the traffic -- driver of the tragedy on the san mateo bridge.

the future of a landmark restaurant and bakery in oakland is up in the air after an early-morning fire. we'll tell you why some are concerned that merritt's may be closed for good. bay area firefighters find